Overshadowed, though, is what Stallworth did after it was clear he had accidentally killed a man with his car. He ordered his lawyers to accept a plea deal that convicted him of a felony even when evidence showed he had an excellent chance of being found innocent. He said Reyesâ€™ death was enough of his fault that there shouldnâ€™t be a trial and Reyesâ€™ family shouldnâ€™t have to sit in a courthouse and relive his death all over again.

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Over and over, members of Stallworthâ€™s elite team of attorneys shouted at him to fight the charges. They said there was no way to prove who was at fault. Reyes, after all, dashed across a busy freeway to catch a bus near a green light that rarely turns red.

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After reading this I wish him well. This is very different who after they screw up never come to grips with what they did.

Nice article. I really like Stallworth. I sat close to the Pats bench during the Pats-Giants regular season game in 2007 and watching Stallworth sparring with the douchey Giants fans was much fun. Just a really funny guy and a good player, even if Gaffney became more important than him as the year wore on.

Still, I have to wonder how much of this is well orchestrated PR spin. I'll like Donte either way. I'm just not so quick to buy this 100%.